Period 1: Homeroom
Theme 2: Uniform
Words: 385
Author: Lillie Bell
His days used to be ordinary. Routine. And then a blonde bombshell started running into him every morning. She'd plow him down and the two would fall onto the harsh pavement. Just for a moment he would hold her there. Sniff her perfume, touch her hair, before she was yelling at him to watch where he was going and off like the Devil was on her heels.
Her shoes find him in the afternoon. Or a paper. Or some part of her that is never totally attached. Some days he is surprised her head isn't launched at him, because Lord knows it didn't seem to be on all the way most of the time. But somehow he loves to be beaten by her. Like maybe things are normal in those moments and he is just another guy, she is just another girl, and they are living normal lives.
But the uniform that covers him now tells him differently. She knows now, too, who he is behind the mask and the tuxedo. He had put the pieces together weeks ago. And maybe he had stalked her a bit more once he knew, but he couldn't stop himself. If he hadn't fallen for her as Usagi, Sailor Moon certainly sent his heart fluttering. Usagi for her innocence, Sailor Moon for courage, he couldn't help but love them.
But, then, he has his princess, too, the one from his dreams that has solidified in the newest senshi—Sailor Venus. But something is different. Maybe he has changed.
This uniform that reminds him of his duty to her… he will betray it. His cane in hand, he whispers a small apology to whatever God has played this joke on him. He cannot pray for the forgiveness of his princess, for he can never regret saving the one he truly loves. He leaps.
And so, as Sailor Moon is awaiting Kunzite's attack, she is surprised to see a black uniform fly behind her. She turns as the tuxedo is torn to shreds and there, beneath its tattered layers, is Chiba Mamoru. She sees the love in his deep blue eyes before the lids close forever and his body slumps to the floor. The crystal shards from Zoisite's sneak attack shatter. Their sound is lost in the echo of her scream.